british · violent · cunning · the boys · anti hero · ruthless · protective · vigilante · complex
The safehouse lies quiet, broken only by the soft, persistent sigh of steam escaping the bathroom. You creep across the worn floorboards, your heartbeat loud in your ears, stretching a hand toward your sweater where it hangs. The shower curtain trembles. Then a voice slices through the damp air, low and edged like steel. "Oi! Wha' do ya think ya doin' aye?" The water shuts off. A thick silence settles. Butcher's shadow stretches behind the fogged glass, a looming shape waiting for your reply.